Bottle-labeling machine.



No. 700,438. Patent ed May 20, I902.

u. MUSLAR.

BQTTLE LABELING MACHINE.

(Applicaflqn filed. Oct. 8 1900.)

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Pa tented May 20, I902 N. MUSLAR. BOT'TLE'.LABEL|NG MACHINE.

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No."700,438. Patented May 20, I902. N. MUSLAB.

BOTTLE LABELING MACHINE.

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I ATENT NELSON MUSLAR, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, 'ASsIGNO R OF ONE- HALF TO JULIA E. I'IACKETT, OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

BOTTLE-LABELING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 700,438, dated May 20, 1902. Application filed October 8, 1900. Serial No. 32,321. (No model.) I

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, NELSON MUSLAR, a citi zen of the United States, residing at Worcester, in the county of Worcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Bottle-Labeling Machine, of which the following is a specification.

The aim of this invention is to provide a simple device by which labels can be accu= rately and expeditiously pasted onto bottles or similar articles.

To this end the invention consists of the construction described and claimed in this specification and illustrated in the accompanying four sheets of drawings.

Referring to said drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the machine. Fig. 2 is a 1 side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a plan View.

Fig. 4 is a detail View, on an enlarged scale,of a locking-catch; and Figs. 5 to 9, inclusive,

.are fragmentary views illustrating the operation of the device.

A-bottle-labeling machine constructed to,

vice withdraws the fingers thereof move over a paste-fountain, and then the whole device. swings back to its normal position over the; box containing the supply of labels. As this action takes place a wiping device will securely press the gummed label onto the bottle. In this'way the device can be rapidly operated. v

The details are as'follows:

A designates a suitable base-piece or frame, secured on the top of which-is a bracket B. Secured on top of the bracket Band extending therefrom is a supplemental curved bracket BC; Extending down from this bracket is a bolt 10, on which is loosely mounted a partial semicylindrical jaw 11, which forms the top member of the bottle-clamping mechanism. The jaw 11 is loosely mounted on the bolt 10,

' Journaled in a bearing 31, f upper part of the framing A, is a shaft32,

and a small spring is preferably inserted between the curvedbracket B and said jaw. This arrangement is used to provide a slight lostmotion, so that the clamping-jaw will yield to various sizes and shapes of bottles.

{motion of the label-carrying fingers, hereinafter mentioned.

Arranged between the top of the bracket B and bossesformed in thetop of the base A.

are two shafts or guides 17 17, fitting on which is a sliding carrier D. This carrier has an extending arm d for engaging the short end of a bell-crank lever, hereinafter referred to.

Secured to the front of this carrier is a piece, 18, which has a cylindrical shank 19, loosely fitting in which is a-shaft 20, which carries at its upper end the other member 21 of the clamping mechanism. This clamping member-or jaw 21 is made in the form of a straight piece shaped to bear on the bottle on a line parallel to the axis thereof. A spring 22 is arranged below the shaft 20, and a screw 23 is tapped into said'shaft and passes through a slot cut in the shank 19. By this arrange-. cment the clamping member 21 will be kept in proper position and will be capable ofa spring-controlled lost motion relatively to the I movement of the carrier D.

Formed on the top of the carrierD are lugs 24, in-which are mounted shafts 25. Journaled on the shafts 25 are curved pronged levers 26, each of which carries a shaft or pin 27 in the end of its prongs, on each ,of which pins 27 is journaled a wiping-roller 2,8. The lower ends of the levers 26areextended down,

and arranged between the same and a boss 29 on the carrierD are springs 30, which tend to normally force the wiping-rollers 28 together.

'ormed in the mounted on'which' is abracket The op of this bracket 33 is made in the form of an inverted T, so as to form a guide 34. Fitting on this guide 34 is a sliding piece 35, having lugs 36 extending up from the same and in which lugs is journaled a shaft or pin 37. Fitted on this shaft are the label gumming and lifting fingers 38 38. These labelcarrying fingers 38 have cams 38 for a purpose hereinafter described. Also secured to said shaft 37 isa handle 39, which is extended upwardly and outwardly, so as to pass over the top of the clamping mechanism,as shown. A spring 40 is arranged between a lug 41 on the sliding piece 35 and said handle 39, so as to keep the fingers 38 38 normally in raised position, the handle 39 being provided with a stop 42 to limit this movement.

The labels are arranged in a box 43, which is secured to the end of a bracket 44, secured to the side of the bracket B. The label-box is provided with a stop 45, so that the labelfingers will accurately come over the box. The parts on the shaft 32 are kept normally in position to have the label-fingers over the label-box by means of a spring 46, which is arranged between a pin 47, projecting from the lower end of said shaft 32,and the side of the framing A.

The connections for operating the parts are as follows: A treadle 48 is arranged on a shaft 49, secured in the framing A. The treadle connects by link 50 to a pivoted lever 51, the end of which fits into a yoke-rod 52, which connects to the carrier D. A spring 53 is used to keep the treadle in raised position. A bellcrank lever 54 is mounted on a pivot 55, arranged in lugs extending from a casting or bracket secured on the shaft 32. The upper end of the bell-crank lever 54 engages a pin 56, projecting from the sliding frame 35. A spring 57 is arranged between the lower end of the bell-crank lever and the bracket 33, so to keep the label gumming and carrying fingers normally in their forward position. A pivoted catch 58 is arrangedin lugs projecting from the face of the bracket B. This catch is provided with a projecting arm 59, which strikes on the bracket to limit the motion of said catch, and a pulling-spring 60 is arranged to keep said catch in position with the arm 59 striking on the bracket. It will thus be seen that the rear edge of the catch 58, as shown in Fig. 2, is free to move toward the bracket, but that motion in the opposite direction is restrained by said arm 59. The catch thereby forms a sort of a locking-pawl, and the sameis placed in such position that the short end of the bell-crank lever 54 will swing in behind and catch on the same as the bracket 33 is swung in position to bring the label-carrying fingers under the bottle. The said catch 58 is also provided with a projection 61, as shown in Fig. 4, so that the end of the bell-crank lever will have to move some distance over the top of the same when released before it can move down again,thus insuring the swinging outwardly of the labelfingers before they move forwardly, thereby surely clearing the labelfingers from the paste-fountain.

The operation with this construction is as follows: The operator places a bottle in the clamping mechanism and holds the same in the jaw 11 with his left hand, as indicated in Fig.5. Withhisrighthandheforciblypresses down on the lever 39. This will force the freshly-gummed label-carrying fingers down into the label-box 43, so that the top label will be gummed and picked up by said fingers. The operator then pulls on the handle 39 to bring the same over and in line with the bottle, necessarily having to raise the handle slightly to allow the label-carrying fingers to come up over the top of the box. This will cause the top label to be picked up and will prevent any sliding or scuftling motion of the fingers over the pile of labels in the box. The label-carrying fingers by this last motion of the handle 39 will bring the label in position under the bottle. The cams 38 on the labelcarrying fingers will slightly raise the bottle in the clamping mechanism if the operator is not holding the bottle up against the top jaw thereof, as he should, so that the label will not strike the under surface of the bottle. The label-carrying fingers are locked in this position by the catch 58, before described, thus brin ing the parts to the position indi-- cated in Fig. 6. The operator then presses down with his foot upon the treadle, which raises the carrier D and brings the clamping member2l up against the bottle between the label-carryingiingers, thus clamping the label along its middle line to the bottle, as shown in Fig. 7. Just as the clamping-jaw engages the bottle the arms cl on the carriel'D engage the short end of the bell-crank lever 54, and thereby the continued upward movement of the carrier D will cause the label-carrying fingers to move parallel with the axis of the bottle, so as to leave the label tightly clamped between the bottle and the jaw 21, as indicated in Fig. 8. As the label-carrying fingers move in this direction they will pass over the paste-fountain and will receive a fresh charge of gum or paste for the next operation. lhe continued upward movement of the carrier will lift the short end of the bell-crank lever 54 over the top of the catch 58, and this will allow the label-carrying fingers to swing sidewise and then to move outwardly to their normal position over the label-box The continued upward movement of the carrier will also move the wiping-rollers 28 against the free sides of the label and will accurately and nicely wipe and press the label onto the bottle, as indicated in Fig. 9. The operator then releases the treadle, which releases the bottle and passes it on, thus leaving his left hand free for inserting the next bottle and bring ing his right hand out over the handle 39, which is then in its normal position. In this manner labels can be very accurately and rap idly applied to bottles or similar objects.

The details and arrangements herein described may be greatly varled'by a skilled mechanic Without departing'from the'scope of the invention as expressed inthe claims.

Having thus fully described my invention, whatI claim, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is-

1. In alabelingemachine, the combination of bottle-clampin g mechanism,label gumming and picking-up fingers, and means for operating said fingers to move transversely with respect to the position of a bottle, to bring a label into place, and for Withdrawing said fingers axially with respect to the bottle while the clamping mechanism acts to hold the label in place.

2. In a labeling-machine, the combination of the jaw forming the top member of the clamping mechanism, the sliding carrier carrying the lower member of the clamping mechanism, and wiping-rollers,the said lower mem ber of the clamping mechanism being arranged to have a lost motion relatively to the carrier, and label-picking-up fingers mounted to turn on an axis and to slide axially of the bottle, substantially as described.

.3. In a labeling-machine,'the combination of the upper jaw of the clamping mechanism, a carrier carrying the lower jaw of the clamp ing mechanism, and wiping-rollers, a pivoted bracket, a sliding piece arranged on the pivoted'bracket, and label-picking-up fingers carried by the sliding piece, substantially as described.

4. In a labeling-machine, the combination of the clamping mechanism, the wiping-rollers, the pivoted bracket 34, the sliding piece 35fitted thereon, the label-picking-up fingers 38 38 pivoted thereto, and the handle 39 for operating said fingers, substantially as described.

5. In a labeling-machine, the combination of the clamping mechanismflhe wiping-rollers, the pivoted bracket 34, the sliding piece 35 fitted thereon, the label-picking-up fingers 38 38 pivoted to said sliding piece, the handle 39 for operating said fingers, and a spring 40 for holding said handle and fingers in normalposi'tion, substantially as described.

6. In alabeling-machine, the combination of the bottle-clamping mechanism, the wiping-rollers, the pivoted bracket34, the sliding piece 35 thereon carrying the label-picking-up fingers 38 38, the locking device'for locking the fingers in position relatively to the bottle, and connections so that the fingers will withdraw axially of the bottle, substan tially as described.

7. Ina labeling-machine; the combination of the bottle-clamping mechanism, the labelbox arranged at one side thereof, thelabelcarrying fingers, a paste-fountain, and connections so that the label-carrying fingers can be operated t'otake a label from the label-box, bring the same in position relatively to the bottle, so that the clamping :mechanism will then clamp the label intermediate of the tin-- jaw thereof connections for raising and'lovw I ering the carrier, thespring-controlled pivgers 38 38, a spring-actuated bell cranklever 54 for holding the sliding piece in its forward gers, and so that the fingers can then be withdrawn axially of thebottle, sub'stantiallyas described. i

8. In a labeling-machine, the combination of the clamping mechanism, the pivoted bracket34t, the piece 35 fitted to slidethereon, and carrying the -label-picking-up'fingers 3838, a spring-pulled'lever'54 for'holding the label-fingers in their normal position,and a catch for engaging the lowerendof said lever to lock said label-fingers in proper position relatively to the bottle, and to hold them so that they will withdrawaxially of the bottle, substantially as described.

9. In alabeling-machine, the combination of the bottle-clamping mechanism,the pivoted bracket 34 carrying the sliding piece35having the label picking-upfingers 3838, the

spring 46 for turning the bracket 34 to normal position, the spring-pressed bell crank'le'ver .54 forholding the label-fingers in their forward position, and the pivotedcatch 58 arranged to lock the label-carrying 'fing'ers so that the same will withdraw axially of the bottle, substantially asdescribed.

10. In a labeling-'machine,"the combination.

of the bottle-clampin g inechanism,-'the pivoted bracket 34 carrying the sliding piece 35 having the label-picking-up fingers 3838,;the

spring 46 for turning the bracket 34 to normal position, the spring-pressed bell-crank lever 54: for holding the label-fingers in their for ward position, and the pivoted catch 58 having the extension (il arranged to lock the la-' bel-carrying fingers in position relatively to the bottle, so that they will beconstrainedto withdraw axially thereof, the extensfion-6l ,preventin g the forward movement-of the sliding piece 35 until the fingers haveswung-to one side, substantially as described.

11. vIn a labeling-machine, the combination draw the fingers axially of thebottle', substan tially as described. I

12. In a bottle-labeling machine, theco'mbi nation of the upper jaw ofthe clamping, mech anism, the sliding carriercarr'yingithe lower oted bracket 34:, the slidingfpiece 35jfitted thereon and carrying the label-carrying finposition, the pivoted catch'58forengaging the lower end of the bell-crank lever, and lock ng the label-carrying fingers in proper position relatively to the, bottle, and an extensiond for engaging the lower end of th fbgellircrank lever, lifting the sam up to wi raw & 700,438

bel-carrying fingers axially of the bottle, and bottle from striking the label, substantially to lift the said bell-crank lever clear of the as described. catch 58, whereby the bracket 34: and sliding In testimony whereof I have hereunto set piece 35 can turn to normal position, SUbSiJztlflmy hand in the presence of two subscribing 3 tially as described. I witnesses.

13. In abottle-labeling machine, the combination of the bottle-clamping mechanism, the l label-carrying fingers 38 38 for bringing a la- Witnesses: bel in proper position, and owns 38 38 on LOUIS W. SOUTHGATE, I0 said label-carrying fingers for preventing the M. E. REGAN.

NELSON MUSLAR. 

